The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-09
A JILrED WOMAN'S REVENGE.
Young Howard Potter's Version of Miss Mag.
gle Ll0yd's Inhuman Act.

READING, Pa, Dec. 8.-Young Howard Potter
who was SO horribly burned with vitriol in the
parlor of DR.. Frank Rieser by Miss Maggie
Lloyd, few days ago. was able yesterday to
give his side of the story of the desperate at
tempt to kin him. Potter is the son of General
Potter. of Painesville, O.. and his mother is a
lady of Montreal, where General Potter spends
much OF his time The vitriol victim is not vet
twenty-one years of age and quite boyish in ap-
pearance Potter was advised by his parents
not to marry on account of his youth and he
meant to obey them. He tried to be manly and
straightforward. and broke off the engagement
as gently as possible. but he discovered that
Miss Lloyd's vicious temper might cause him
trouble later in years, and rather than risk a
life of missry, he determined not to marry He
says he wer5 to Miss Lloyd's house on Sunday
evening as requested by her note. They calmly
sat for nearly an hour talking over their separa-
ton.
II was sitting in easy chair he says. land
Miss Lloyd in another. When I finally told her
of my decision she said she felt weak and ex-
cused herself saying she would go to her room
for a little brandy which she Kept there for i'll
ness In few minutes she returned with q
small wine glass filed with dark liquid which
took to be brandy. She held the glass TO me
and asked me to take some. refused. saying
me- she continued, and once more held the glass
toward me. l did not smell anything but then
for the first time, noticed a wicked glare in her
black. glistening eyes. just as L refused for the
second time. she quickly drew back her right
hand and said: Then take it in this way and
she dashed the vitriol in my face. had just
time sufficient to close my eyes, or l would have
received much of the contents in my eyes. 1t
felt as If red-hot Goals were chnging to my face
and eating into the blood. / clapped my hand
kerchief on my burning SAGE and ran to the
kitchen. In my confu sion and agony tried TO
wash the stuff off with water. The heat then
became intense and hurried out of the
house to a near by Restaurant and sent for a
doctor Miss Lloyd did not hold a handkerchief
to my eyes, but deliberately dashed the yitro1
right into my face A few minutes before that
she had vowed her eternal love and said she
could not live without me- That is the truth.
and reluctant as am to speak about it, yet the
truth might well be known"
Miss Lloyd has left the city for Pottsville. Be
fore going she looked at the scar on her right
hand, caused by few drops of the vitriol that
fell on her, and exclaimed: II love that scar;
could look at it forever" Later she said: II
have Welsh in my blood and am proud of it"
Yesterday she was in tears and bewailing her
fate sorry that she ever did such an inhuman
act Potter viii be terribly disfgured to his dy-
ing day. The left side of his face win be black
and indented like cancerous affhction- His
many friends deeply sympathize with him.
When Miss Lloyd first came to Reading she
worked In a spectacle factory at S3 week.
Later friends procured her position as cashier
IN tie largest store in the city.